Spontaneous Dissolution of Isolated Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis in Acute Pancreatitis.
- Author:
Byung Soo NA
1
;
Byung Min JOHN
;
Ki Bum KIM
;
Je Soo LEE
;
Hyun Woo JO
;
Chang Hyeon SEOCK
;
Dong Hui KIM
;
Ki Sung LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords: Mesenteric vein; Thrombosis; Pancreatitis
- MeSH: Acute Disease; Humans; Male; *Mesenteric Veins; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis/complications/*diagnosis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Venous Thrombosis/*diagnosis/etiology/radiography
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2011;57(1):38-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Acute pancreatitis can result in many vascular complications in both artery and vein. Venous complication usually occurs as a form of splenic or portal vein thrombosis, and also can simultaneously occur in superior mesenteric vein as well. Rarely, isolated superior mesenteric vein thrombosis occurs as a venous complication. Although it is uncommon, mesenteric vein thrombosis is an important clinical entity because of the possibility of mesenteric ischemia and infarction of small bowel. The treatments of mesenteric venous thrombosis include anticoagulation therapy, transcatheter therapy and surgical intervention. We report a case of 45-year-old man who had acute pancreatitis with isolated superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, which was spontaneously dissolved with the resolution of underlying inflammation without anticoagulation or surgical intervention.
